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Pollution 'responsible for 9m deaths in one year'

Pollution claimed the lives of nine million people in 2015, one in every six deaths that year, according to a report published on Friday.

Neurological disease deaths up 36 percent in 25 years

The number of deaths due to neurological disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, stroke and epilepsy has increased by 36.7 percent worldwide between 1990 and 2015, a study said.

Bowel cancer deaths rates drop (Video)

Bowel cancer is the second high cause of cancer deaths in the UK — accounting for more than 10 percent of all deaths from the disease.

Heart failure deaths could be predicted by changes in weather

Heart failure occurs when the heart is not pumping enough blood around the body as it used to.

Aids deaths halve as more get drugs

Deaths linked to Aids have halved in a decade, official figures showed.

Mental health deaths probed at Essex NHS trust

Up to 20 deaths at a National Health System-run mental health unit are being investigated as part of a police inquiry, the BBC has learned.

Broccoli pill could prevent thousands of stroke deaths each year

A pill made from broccoli extract could prevent tens of thousands of stroke deaths each year, scientists have claimed.

Iran regrets deaths of German tourists in road accident

Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed sorrow over deaths of two German tourists in a road accident in southern Iran.

Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide

One in ten deaths around the world is caused by smoking, a study of global smoking habits has found.

Pentagon claims 229 civilian deaths by airstrikes in Iraq, Syria; reports show more

Pentagon announced that US-led coalition airstrikes against Daesh terrorists in Iraq and Syria have killed 229 civilians since the attacks began in 2014 while reports show a higher death toll.

Brazil reports 70 confirmed yellow fever deaths

Brazil has registered 70 confirmed deaths from yellow fever.

Fears over bird flu in China after nine deaths this year

Nine people have died of bird flu in China this year, state media reported on Wednesday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) urged all countries to promptly report human infections.

Blacks experience more family member deaths than whites

African-Americans are more likely than whites to experience the loss of a parent during childhood and more likely to be exposed to multiple family member deaths by mid-life, according to a study by the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

Hypothermia: Why most deaths are preventable

Earlier this month the cold snap across Europe claimed more than 60 lives. In Poland temperatures fell to below -30°C in some regions and 10 people died of the cold on January 8 alone.

Chicago ends 2016 with 762 homicides, opens 2017 with 2 deaths

Two people have lost their lives in a shooting incident in the US city of Chicago, where 762 people became victims of gun violence in 2016, according to police.